Train

Songwriter: Scott Underwood Jimmy Stafford Pat Monahan Charlie Colin

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Ten pounds too much to the naked eye
I don't take the bus because she drives
Watermelon lipstick, and way too much
She got buttermilk smile and a thorny touch
Street smart, like a Courtney Love
Can't get enough Hollywood stories of
Anybody famous that can make her feel
Like they're all kinda friends in a way
No best friend, well one but she's crazy
Grew up to end up a Professor of lazy
The last of six kids that all left town
Seems nobody ever wanted them around
But she's cool like a soda can sittin' on ice
Always orders sushi, only eats the rice
Talks about J Lo like they're best of friends
I think she loves me, but it all depends

[Chorus]
Hey baby, I don't want to be your Superman
I just want to be your man and I'll be super, baby
You'll be standing in the sun shine
I'll be standing right here in the rain
You save me and I will save the day

[Verse 2]
I got a sweet gig raking in the cash with karaoke
I get the crowd going when I sing the hokey pokey
I shake it to the left
And then I shake it to the right
What's not to love, man I'm on tonight
I got the LA stylie with the New York trim
Keep my pants so low
It's like I'm going for a swim
I got the Coppertone tan, like in Mexico
Well, not now but when I go, yea

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
I know you don't see me like a movie star
And it can't help much that I don't have no car
But you're my favorite thing, by far
That's got to count for something

[Outro]
Hey baby, I don't want to be your Superman
I just wanna be your man and I'll be super, baby
And I can give you what you already gave me
A little bity old stuff to amaze me
You save me and I will save the day
Hey baby, I don't want to be your Superman
I just want to be your man and I'll be super, baby
You'll be standing in the sun shine
I'll be standing right here in the rain
You save me and I will save the day [x5]

Train is an American rock band from San Francisco, formed in 1993. The band currently consists of Patrick Monahan (lead vocals), Luis Maldonado (guitar), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Drew Shoals (drums), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals).

With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album Train, which was released in 1998 with the hit “Meet Virginia”. Train’s 2001 album, Drops of Jupiter contained the lead single “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)”, which won two Grammy Awards in 2002. The album was certified double platinum in the United States and Canada and remains the band’s best-selling album to date.

Train’s third studio album, My Private Nation, released in 2003, was certified platinum in the United States with the hit “Calling All Angels”. Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released their fourth album, For Me, It’s You in 2006, with Brandon Bush (keyboards) and Johnny Colt (bass). Despite a generally positive reception from critics, the album was commercially unsuccessful. Because of this, Train went on a two-year hiatus from recording any new music.

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